Post Number 23

Posted on Wed Feb 22nd, 2023 @ 12:33am by Rear Admiral Paul Sanderson & Commodore Cyndi Song

Mission: Vanished
Location: Amandora and Star Base
Timeline: Current

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Once the away team status meeting broke up Cyndi tapped her com and asked Paul to come to her office.

Paul after hearing Cyndi’s call headed for the bridge and after greeting several of her officers headed for her ready room and entered once permission was given. “Cyndi what’s wrong? You didn’t call me here just to say hi.”

“I need you,” Cyndi said “I need you to come out of retirement for this mission. I need you to take command of that star base. I have away teams on the Horizon and the Victory that have not reported in yet.”

“I think you better bring me up to speed and while you’re doing so go ahead and reactivate me. You’d not say this if it wasn’t important,” Paul said as Cyndi filled him in on her orders and the reports from the star base and the Ohio. When she finished rubbed his chin “Your talking over five thousand people and no idea what’s going on or where they’re at. That’s defiantly a puzzle.”

Cyndi nodded as she tapped a few commands and reactivated Paul “Okay Admiral Sanderson your officially listed as active and same security clearance you had when you retired.”

“I’ll go change,” Paul said getting to his feet “You do know I now out rank you.”

Cyndi stood as well and walked from behind her desk. “I know and this had to be done. Just be careful over there I thought I’d lost you once.”

Paul walked over and hugged her and planted a solid kiss, before looking at her “You and Green take care of the ship and give us a place to come back to and I’ll see who is supposed to be in command of that base as well as those three ships while you let Starfleet know that I’ve been reactivated for this mission. I’ll send what I find to Barnes, you, Green and O’Connell. And even though I out rank you now I have no plans on pulling rank….not unless I have to.”

“I’ll contact headquarters, Doctor Long is over on the base,” Cyndi said

Paul kissed her again and headed from her ready room and back to their quarters and a change into his uniform. Pinning the rank insignia of Rear Admiral on his collar, Paul headed for the transporter room. Walking in the operator snapped to attention, “At ease,” Paul said “I need you to beam me over to the bridge of the star base, do you have the coordinates?”

“I do sir,” he said

Paul stepped onto the transporter pad “Energize.” In seconds the transporter room of the Amandora disappeared and was replaced by the bridge of the star base. It was eerily quiet as there were only a few personal from the Amandora on the bridge . “Computer the is Rear Admiral Paul Sanderson, I’m assuming command, Sanderson 213 is my command codes.”

“Transfer of command to you Admiral Sanderson,” the computer replied

Paul walked over to a console and entered his command codes and tapped the base internship communications. It had been a long time since he’d commanded anything and this was a favor to Cyndi and her officers “Attention all personal, this is Paul Sanderson, Commodore Song’s husband. I’ve come out of retirement to assist you in finding out what happened to everyone on the base. I’ve assumed command until the regular crew can be found. Any questions I’ll be on the bridge.”

Once that was announced Paul looked around at the nearly deserted bridge and frowned. Nothing was out of place. Seeing a PADD that was laying the command chair Paul picked it up and took a seat and started to read it hoping there might be something that would tell him where everyone was.

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